Overview
- Speaking in Visakhapatnam after India sealed the ODI series 2-1, the South Africa head coach said he could have chosen a better word and that he will be more careful with language.
- Conrad explained the phrase was meant to describe making India spend time in the field and face a tough final-session spell, not to insult the opposition.
- He acknowledged the controversy took the gloss off South Africa’s first Test series win in India in 25 years.
- Reports note he stopped short of a formal apology as he reiterated there was no malicious intent behind the comment.
- The word carried historical baggage from Tony Greig’s 1976 usage and drew criticism from Indian greats such as Anil Kumble and Sunil Gavaskar, as attention now shifts to the T20Is starting December 9.